Niaspan® in the management of dyslipidaemia: The evidence

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 8, Issue F, 2006, Pages

  Brown, B Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular events; HDL cholesterol; HMG CoA reductase inhibitors; Niacin; Nicotinic acid; Statins

Indexed keywords

COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; GEMFIBROZIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOLLOW UP; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33748996495     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sul043     Document Type: Review

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